August 15, 2013 by The Diamondback

SPORTS Terps have three options for No. 2 quarterback but can’t settle on one p. 10 DIVERSIONS Elysium does what no other blockbuster can: tell a coherent story p. 6

DOWNLOAD THE DBK APP

To stay informed until Sept. 3, scan here

The University of Maryland’s Independent Student Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 156

ONLINE AT

103rd Year of Publication

diamondbackonline.com

TOMORROW 70S / Partly Cloudy

THURSDAY, august 15, 2013

Commission: Restore men’s track and field Big Ten plan takes cautious approach By Yasmeen Abutaleb Senior staff writer

4 K

With less than a year to go before the university officially joins the Big Ten, a presidential commission has outlined a transition plan, which includes restoring the men’s outdoor track and field team, once at risk of elimination, as well as diverting some new athletic revenue streams for academic purposes. Two weeks after university President Wallace Loh’s November announcement that the university would leave the ACC — a conference it helped found 60 years ago — for the revenue-sharing Big Ten, he charged a commission to craft guidelines to help ease the conference move, which garnered national attention and prompted drastic changes within the ACC. Among its 22 recommendations, the commission said money for new athletic facilities cannot come from

illustration by chris allen/ the diamondback

10 university students bike across US to raise funds, awareness for cancer in young adults By Erin Serpico For The Diamondback Instead of finding an internship or catching up with friends during summer vacation, Priya Krishnan aimed to check another item off her bucket list: biking across the country. The junior music and physiology and neurobiology major was one of 10 university students who traveled across the United States with The Ulman

Cancer Fund for Young Adults’ 4K for Cancer program to raise money and awareness for teens with cancer. Four teams of 27 to 29 members started at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on June 2 and embarked on a 70-day bike ride to either San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle or Portland, Ore. Krishnan’s team finished in San Diego and was the first 4K for Cancer team to ever end there. The riders, who all have a

personal connection to cancer in some way, range from ages 18 to 25 and come from colleges around the country to ride more than 4,000 miles. Cycling between 60 and 120 miles every day, with a rest day every seven to 10 days, proved to be a great and rewarding challenge, Krishnan said. “It’s very physically, mentally and emotionally challenging,” said Stephen Hersey, program manager at The Ulman Fund

and 4K for Cancer alumnus. Applicants must undergo a rigorous interview process to determine if they’re capable of the ride’s challenges, he said. “I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, that’s for sure,” said senior Mary Natoli, who biked to Portland in honor of her grandfather who died of pancreatic cancer. “There’s really no way to fully prepare See 4K, Page 3

Big Ten revenues. Those facilities include practice fields, a varsity team house and an indoor practice facility. This university will be the only school in the conference without an indoor facility, which could cost $50 million to $80 million. The athletic department has accrued a $21 million deficit so far this fiscal year, Loh said. The ACC has begun withholding television revenue — the athletic department’s primary source of funding — to help pay the $52 million exit fee the university faces for leaving the conference. “From the very beginning, I’ve said this is not just about athletics; this is about academics and helping students with financial need,” Loh told The Diamondback. “There should always be tight budgeting because that’s how we got into this problem in the first place.” Tight budgeting is the See report, Page 3

City hosts inaugural restaurant week said Michael Stiefvater, the city’s economic development coordinator. August is typically Hoping to bring in more one of the slower months for the patrons during the slow month city’s restaurants, he said, so it of August, College Park started seemed like the perfect opporits first restaurant week Sunday. tunity to highlight the diversity Sixteen city restaurants of College Park’s dining options. Participating restaurants participated in the inaugural event, and business owners offered specials at reduced have seen an increase in traffic, prices alongside regular meals. By Amanda Salvucci For The Diamondback

At Pho d’Lite on Route 1, patrons could buy a two-course meal and Thai iced tea for $9.95. Fishnet on Berwyn Road offered a $12 special with the fish sandwich of the day, fries and dessert. “I was surprised when I heard about College Park restaurant week because I didn’t think College Park had that many restaurants,” said Marco

Falvo, a senior French and government and politics major. Falvo went to Looney’s Pub for lunch Wednesday, when he and university alumnus Michael Longpre debated whether they should get the jerk tuna special. Longpre, a fan of Washington’s restaurant week, said he thought cornerstone grill and loft is one of the establishments participating in College Park’s first restaurant week, which aims to up summer business. tim drummond/for the diamondback

See restaurant, Page 2

Taking a leap of faith

Univ study shows galaxies go through ‘feast and fast’ cycles

Freshman bounds into national jump rope titles

Volatile gas exchanges reveal complex celestial lives By Jennifer Linkins For The Diamondback

By Brittany Cheng For The Diamondback Lauren Bork expects the same response whenever she tells people she is part of a competitive jump rope team. “They ask me if jump rope is a ‘real sport,’ give me weird looks and seem confused until they actually see me jump,” the freshman journalism major said. After spending more than 10 years with the Howard County-based Kangaroo Kids precision jump rope team, Bork is used to these reactions and shrugs them off. She initially joined the team to follow in her sister’s footsteps, but now she’s a national champion. In June, Bork went to the U.S. National Jump Rope Championship in Long Beach, Calif., after placing in the top five for several events in her regional division. At nationals, she doubleDutched and freestyled her way to the top, earning gold for double Dutch single freestyle with partners Lynn Walsh and Sydni Horner,

INDEX

Lauren Bork, a freshman, competes in the individual freestyle routine at nationals, in which her team won fourth place. photo courtesy of ward horner silver for a pairs freestyle with Cecilia Hartley and fifth for individual singles freestyle. To top things off, Kangaroo Kids won fourth place overall in the nation. A month later, she earned third place overall in her age group and medaled in seven out of 12 events at the Amateur Athletic Union’s Junior Olympic Games in Detroit. It’s a hard-earned payoff for Bork, who trains year-round. She spends six days a week at the Meadowbrook Athletic Complex in Ellicott City practicing, improving routines and coaching younger jumpers on the team. And when she’s not at the gym, she conditions at home.

NEWS 2 OPINION 4 FEATURES 5 DIVERSIONS 6 CLASSIFIED 6 SPORTS 10

See JUMP, Page 2

In a seemingly endless arrangement of galaxies and celestial bodies, it’s no surprise to scientists that there’s more to space than just moons, planets and stars. New research from a university study offers a possible look into how the universe came to be. The findings suggest the various galaxies composing the universe are constantly undergoing complex processes, including loss of mass. The study, published in the science journal Nature, analyzed the “feast and fast” processes of a nearby galaxy. In their research, the study’s authors found galaxies go through cycles of losing mass. “Mostly, [galaxies] steadily

Submit tips to The Diamondback at newsumdbk@gmail.com

process gas to form stars,” said Alberto Bolatto, an astronomy professor and the study’s lead author. “But sometimes, because of an external gravity perturbation or because they swallow a small gas-rich galaxy, they get a big gulp of gas and go through this ‘starburst’ phase.” During this phase, the galaxy will typically spew out additional unused gas along with newly formed stars at a rate that can slow star formation in about 60 million years. This “feasting” of gas by galaxies is actually insufficient to generate stars continuously because a large amount of gas is lost. Bolatto and his team targeted the Sculptor Galaxy, or NGC 253, a neighbor of the Milky Way. Compared to the Milky Way, it forms about the same amount of solar masses

in stars every year, but it is approximately 100 times smaller. “Its center is blazing with star formation,” Bolatto said. “This concentrated star formation causes it to spew a ‘wind,’ gas that is leaving the plane of the galaxy at high velocity.” Supported by the National Science Foundation, the researchers examined the galaxies with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a set of high-precision radio telescopes in Chile 5,000 meters above sea level. Because the array is situated in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, researchers do observations remotely, wrote Sylvain Veilleux, an astronomy professor and coauthor of the study, in an email.

For breaking news, alerts and more, follow us on Twitter @thedbk

See galaxies, Page 3

THE DIAMONDBACK | news | THURSDAY, august 15, 2013

RESTAURANT From PAGE 1 bringing deals to College Park was a great concept. At Aroy Thai on College Avenue, Megan Stoddart chatted with one of the restau-

JUMP From PAGE 1

rant’s owners while waiting for her garden roll, the first plate of her three-course meal. Stoddart was in the city for work and heard about the restaurant week specials while eating at another Thai restaurant the night before. “It’s so good for your local economy,” Stoddart said. “It’s

harder for places in student towns to stay in business, especially during the summer.” The community has responded positively to the specials, said Pornnapa Pongpornprot, one of the Aroy Thai owners.People have been asking for the $15-16 special — which ends with a fried crispy

pairs students and children with disabilities. But she always made time for jump rope. Nothing beats the camaraderie she feels with her teammates, she said, and she hopes to continue working as a lifelong member of Kangaroo Kids. “There’s a lot more interaction between other competitors [in jump rope], and it’s not just ‘your team versus another team,’” she said. “There’s a lot of fellowship and more sportsmanship in the jump rope world.” What began as a partnership for a double Dutch routine or freestyle event ultimately developed into friendships with teammates. “Lauren and I are really good friends, and we’ve grown closer together since we started working together five years ago,” Hartley said. “Our close friendship definitely makes working together a lot [of] fun.” Solid relationships have been the root of team and individual success. McCleary’s consistent pairing of Bork and Hartley rocketed them to first place in the 15 to 17 age group in single-rope pairs freestyle in the 2010 nationals and third place at the Grand National competition in 2011. Bork credits her coach as being one of the most influential people in her life. But McCleary believes Bork has turned into someone who others, especially younger jumpers on the team, can also look up to. “She’s evolved from a younger, immature jumper to a mature leader on the team,” he said.

“A lot of the time when I’m alone, I’ll just go to my driveway and do a speed workout,” she said. Bork said her faith pushed her through all of her competitions. “My faith secures me and brings me peace, as I know that no matter how the competition goes, I can still put my full hope in God,” Bork said. During the offseason, Bork and the Kangaroo Kids perform in shows that range from local performances for elementary schools to events at large festivals and halftime shows at Terrapins basketball games. But there’s a sharp distinction between the preshow feelings of competitions and those of performances. “I never get nervous for shows because I’m not getting judged, per se, by other people,” she said. “Before my individual freestyle, I get really nervous beforehand.” Her awards prove her talent, but Bork is also a dedicated teammate, Kangaroo Kids coach James McCleary said. She makes sure everything the team does is for the benefit of the whole club, he said. “She sacrifices as she needs to for the team,” McCleary said. In high school, Bork had a packed schedule. The athlete also played soccer for her school and participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, her church’s youth group and her school’s chapter of Best Buddies, a volunteer mentoring program that newsumdbk@gmail.com

Kick Yourself Off Campus! Features • Walking distance to campus and nightlife • 24 hours maintenance • Private entrance • Lawn access • Discounted parking

Visit us online at KnoxBoxApts.com or call 301-776-0162 p

2, 3 and 4 BR units available

Renting Now for 2013-2014

banana dessert — since Saturday, a day before the deals began. “I think everybody’s very excited,” Pongpornprot said. “They want to get to try other food and they come because of this.” The week has been successful thanks to city officials’ extensive preparations, Pongporn-

prot said. The city distributed information about the week and released marketing material, in addition to providing free weekend and evening parking in the garage at the intersection of Knox Road and Yale Avenue. In addition to boosting the local economy, Stoddart said, restau-

rant week can be a fun way for students in the area to discover new places and get a good sense of the city’s local businesses. “You want to have a memory of where you live, not just your campus,” Stoddart said. newsumdbk@gmail.com

thursDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 | News | The Diamondback

REPORT From PAGE 1

In 2012, each Big Ten member made about $24 million, except Nebraska, which joined in 2011. New members of the conference, such as this university, do not receive a full share of the shared revenue until after their first several years in the conference. The university’s slumping football and men’s basketball ticket sales contributed to the athletic department’s financial struggles. When Loh charged a commission in 2011 to examine the department’s finances, it found the department’s reserves had been depleted, and the operating budget’s deficit was expected to reach $4.7 million that year. To avoid a repeat of the catastrophe, the athletic department will use 50 percent of its surpluses to pay off outstanding debts once it is financially stable — meaning it is no longer operating at a deficit — and set aside the other 50 percent to build reserves and make additional investments in athletics. There will also be annual reviews of athletic department finances, comparing them with the commission’s outline to successfully join the Big Ten. Since this university’s departure, the ACC’s 15 members have approved a grant of rights deal, meaning the ACC owns members’ television rights. The deal effectively locks in the ACC’s members until 2027, quieting speculation that the conference would be the next to fall apart. In July, the university joined the Big Ten’s Committee on Institutional Cooperation, an academic consortium made up of conference members and the University of Chicago that enables universities to share resources and academic programs. “Don’t expect miracles in the first year or two, but if you look down the track, all along the way, we’re making progress,” Loh said. “We would never have gotten out of this hole if we had stayed in the ACC.”

reason the commission did not propose fully restoring more than one of the eight teams slated to be cut from the university’s formerly 27-sport athletic program. The men’s outdoor track and field program was the only one of the cut teams able to raise enough money to sustain itself through 2013, and additional revenue from the Big Ten will enable the athletic department to fully support it. Despite various efforts to raise money in an attempt to save the other teams — including men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s indoor track and field, men’s cross country, water polo, gymnastics and men’s tennis — the athletic department’s ballooning debt made that nearly impossible. “When you have a deficit of $21 million, it would not be prudent at all to bring back a whole bunch of other teams,” Loh said. “That’s what the university did for years — kick the can down the road.” Instead, the commission proposed better support for individual student-athletes. It found that the athletic department could not afford to provide some studentathletes with 21 meals a week, or three meals a day. This university ranked last in support per student-athlete in 2010 among the ACC’s 12 schools at that time. “Some teams have been playing for national championships year after year and other teams are doing well enough, but they can do better,” said Athletic Director Kevin Anderson. “That’s what we’re striving for.” The commission also proposed using some athletic revenue to support academic enterprises, such as scholarship funds, beginning in fiscal year 2015. Because the Big Ten is a revenue-sharing conference, all members receive an equal share of the money generated, meaning the university will make millions more each year. newsumdbk@gmail.com

4k From PAGE 1 for a ride like that. When you actually get on your bike for like 75 to 80 miles a day, it’s really different.” Krishnan wanted to be more involved in spreading awareness about cancer after her aunt died as a result of a breast cancer relapse at 38 and several other family members were affected by cancer. She started by taking part in Relay for Life and then joining a committee for the organization. Later, she learned about the bike ride and decided to train for it. In March,she completed the Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon in Washington and applied the extensive training she did for the run toward her bicycle training. As she prepped for the bike ride, she rode along trails near College Park and her home. She then became a ride director for her San Diego team after undergoing extensive communication and leadership skill training. “Priya’s definitely a big dreamer, and she is one of the most selfless and determined people I know,” junior computer science major Emily Carroll said. “She’s definitely motivated by something that’s very close to her heart.” Krishnan and Carroll are trip leaders for the Maryland

GALAXIES

Adventure Program, the Campus Recreation Services group that leads outdoor trips, provides leadership opportunities and runs the climbing wall and challenge course. As a trip leader, Krishnan gained the experience and confidence to go forward with the ride, Carroll said. During the spring semester, the teams planned out every day of the bike route. They called churches, fire stations and YMCAs across the country to reserve spots to sleep for free. Each rider had to raise at least $4,500, and some of that money went toward scholarships the teams would later present to people affected by cancer in some way. During the trip, a 15-passenger support van held riders’ duffel bags and backpacks and drove them to the nearest lodge at night. A minivan, which riders called the water van, stopped about every 20 miles to hydrate the team. For food, gas and bike service, they relied on donations from places near the rest areas. Every day, team members woke up about an hour before sunrise, packed up the support van, chanted a cheer and circled up in a “dedication circle” before hitting the road. “Every rider dedicates their ride each day to someone who’s going through cancer,” Krishnan said. “We’ll write their names in Sharpie on the backs of our legs.” At night, teammates closed their evenings with meetings

neers, scientists and managers come into fruition with such a spectacular science result,” NSF From PAGE 1 program officer Dan Evans said. The Sculptor Galaxy may seem Using ALMA, researchers have obtained high-quality insignificant to people on Earth, spatial and spectral resolu- but it’s proven an important tion data. ALMA’s level of source of wisdom, Bolatto said. “Molecular galaxy winds are precision is necessary in obtaining accurate results important in galaxy evolution, from light-years away, re- but there are only a handful of observations, and we still don’t searchers said. “I’m delighted to see the fully understand the phenomehard work of the many engi- non,” Bolatto said. “In particular,

4K FOR CANCER teammates biked more than 4,000 miles over 70 days from Baltimore to the West Coast to raise awareness and money for cancer research. photo courtesy of mary natoli to discuss mileage, terrain and weather for the next day. But it wasn’t just 70 straight days of cycling. During rest days, the team stopped at cancer medical centers to volunteer and talk to survivors. Riders handed out chemotherapy care bags put together by the Ulman Fund and presented scholarships on behalf of the foundation, an experience Natoli found rewarding.They even had a chance to meet with Doug Ulman, founder of their foundation and president and CEO of the Livestrong Foundation. “We ride to inspire communities; we ride to provide support, and we ride to fight back,” Hersey said. The ride wasn’t always easy, but Natoli said she maintained the motivation to persevere by thinking about her teammates and those fighting cancer.

“I wanted to provide hope and inspiration for cancer sufferers and inspire them with our team unity and our dedication,”the bioengineering major said.“Everyone had bad days and just did not feel like being on their bikes all day. But really, we’d just be inspired by each other.” Just a few days after completing the cross-country ride, Krishnan is looking to find the next way she can get involved with fundraising for cancer research. For now, she plans to take part in more challenges or triathlons. “I definitely wanted to become a more selfless person going into this ride, and just serving and helping other people just always makes me happy,” Krishnan said. “With [the ride], you’re naturally doing it all the time.”

we wanted to understand better the phenomenon of starburstdriven winds, of which NGC 253 hosts a prime example.” The M ilky Way may be behind in its star-making processes, but it may once have experienced starburst winds like the galaxies in the study. “There is a trace of evidence of an ‘old’ galactic winds in our galaxy, but it is much less visible than that of NGC 253,” Veilleux wrote.

What makes the study most intriguing, authors said, is the puzzle behind the starburst winds. The researchers know galaxies grow by consuming smaller galaxies or gaseous winds. “The lack of massive galaxies is telling us something about how galaxies grow,” Bolatto said. “And that is important to understand how the universe came to look as it does today.”

newsumdbk@gmail.com

Opinion

THE DIAMONDBACK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013

Mike King

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor in Chief

Managing Editor

BRIAN COMPERE

Deputy Managing Editor

maria romas Opinion Editor

ADAM OFFITZER

Assistant Opinion Editor

CONTACT US 3150 South Campus Dining Hall | College Park, MD 20742 | newsumdbk@gmail.com OR opinionumdbk@gmail.com PHONE (301) 314-8200

Feminism’s divisions MARC PRIESTER

DAN APPENFELLER

The media faces: white. The loudest voices: white. The leaders: white. You can hardly call it representative of the female experience. On black feminism, I am willing to admit that we black men have been inadvertently obstructionist in the struggle. Black empowerment and issues often surround the men who are damaged by the system — oblivious to the issues affecting our sisters. Stopping black-on-black violence in the form of criminal activity is of great urgency, but so too is the issue of male-on-female violence such as sexual assault and domestic violence. The media face of prisoners is the black male, yet black women were traditionally one of the fastest-growing segments of the prison population. Single motherhood is a feminist issue, but what are black men doing to solve it? One tweet really struck a chord with me. It discussed a contradiction in expectations regarding black males’ and black females’ hair. It highlighted the fact that a black man wearing an Afro is called “revolutionary,” while a black female is considered “nappy” for doing the same. As a proud Afro-bearer and one who has received many positive comments regarding my hair, I have never considered my stylistic expression of individualism a privilege. Realizing that black women are unable to showcase their beauty and roots truly tore at my heart. Black men: We have been screwing up. Ending patriarchy and white supremacy on the whole begins with removing it from the movements. A world where one segment of the population is marginally better while change is negligent for others is unacceptable. Justice is only justice if it is equally accessible to all, not some. This only happens by shutting up and listening to the concerns of others, rather than believing ostentatiously that you understand the plight of others. If we universalize feminism by truly uniting all disparate elements, there is no limit to the success it might have.

I’ve been waiting a long time for people to stop pretending feminism is accessible to all women. Twitter went aflame when skeptical minority women took aim at feminism’s irreverence toward their issues through the hashtag #solidarityisforwhitewomen. Soon after, black feminists used #blackpowerisforblackmen to redirect much of that anger toward black men, who have continually used their labors to advance racial liberation but have done nothing to alleviate the intersecting oppression. As Kendrick Lamar proclaimed in his verse on “Control,” it’s clear that brutal honesty can be the best medicine for an ailing movement. Let us begin with feminism. It is only natural that a movement largely compelled by upper-middle-class, white, college-educated women will eventually take the form of its advocates and audience. That’s the first issue: Homogeneity will always be a liability, never an asset. Western feminism is based on freedom and personal satisfaction, which has its merits, but it has ignored the conservatism and loyalty to tradition present in Eastern culture. Many Eastern Asian and Arab women find themselves unwilling to detach themselves from their heritage in the name of feminism, creating a splinter that hurts feminism’s ability to consolidate its masses. This not only weakens it, but it also isolates these women of color. Both sides lose. Concerns for many American minority feminists have fallen by the wayside. The issues of minority communities often intersect with economic issues. Since minority women are more likely to be impoverished and on welfare, economic inequality becomes a feminist issue. The “welfare queen” is a common, almost acceptable, caricature that misconstrues the minority female struggle. However, little effort has been delegated to dismantling this image. For many white feminists, smashing corporate glass ceilings and STEM discrimination Marc Priester is a junior economics and takes precedence, which, while not government and politics major. He can be reached at marcpriester@gmail.com. inherently bad, has come at a cost.

STAFF EDITORIAL

The Big Ten picture I

nitially, this university’s move to the Big Ten was met with shock and anger. Many people were horrified that this institution could throw away decades of tradition for a move that many perceived to be only about the money. Then, as the decision sunk in, critics began to realize the money could help improve various aspects of a student’s experience — from athletics to academics — at this university. And now, the presidential commission, which university President Wallace Loh charged with crafting guidelines to make the transition to the Big Ten smooth, has outlined a plan — 22 recommendations that prove Loh and the university’s commitment to ensuring the new conference’s profits benefit the athletic department and academics all at once. It was a just move on Loh’s part to create an interdisciplinary task force to address the transition, and so far it looks like the group is willing to be both realistic and fair. The plan includes keeping the restored men’s outdoor track and field team, which was one of the eight teams proposed for elimination in 2011. Ideally, revenues would be great enough to bring back all those teams, eventually. While it may seem unfair to only restore one of the eight, that team was the only one able to collect enough funding to support itself this past year. Loh is correct that bringing back many teams with a standing $21 million athletic department deficit “would not be prudent at all.” We’re far past the point of blind idealism — we all know the stakes

of the athletic department’s deficit, and none of us want to continue to “kick the can down the road,” to borrow Loh’s terms. All that would lead to is a repeat occasion when the athletic department is so far in debt that it again has to cut teams in which student-athletes worked extremely hard to compete. So far, the most critical and forward thinking of the commission’s suggestions is asserting the need for annual reviews of the athletic department’s finances. This seems the simplest way to ensure the money is being used effectively and in the manner the commission expects it to be.

OUR VIEW

The Big Ten commission university President Wallace Loh appointed has a comprehensive, fair plan for using future revenue to benefit all students. Similarly important to having a stable athletic department in the future and avoiding any repeats of past financial catastrophes, the athletic department plans to use 50 percent of surpluses to pay back university debts once it has a balanced budget and set aside the other 50 percent to build reserves and make additional investments in athletics. Unfortunately, the ACC has begun withholding television revenue — the athletic department’s primary source of funds — to help pay the $52 million exit fee the university faces for leaving

the conference. This tactic will undoubtedly set back initial plans for improving different university projects, but is a mere speed bump compared to the follies of the athletic department’s fiscal past. Additionally, among the 22 recommendations, the commission established that money for new athletic facilities cannot come from Big Ten revenues and stated the importance of funneling some new athletic revenue streams toward academic purposes. Most signs point toward a commitment from the university to use the Big Ten windfalls to improve the lives of students, which is clearly exciting. First, there is a proposal to increase support for each student-athlete. This university ranked last in support per student-athlete in 2010 among the ACC’s then-12 schools. While more support is a good goal — considering how other schools’ student-athletes tout better treatment than ours — it is important not to alienate the average nonathlete too. Hopefully, through the money used to support academic projects, such as scholarships, every student can reap the benefits of increased profits from a new conference, instead of just one group of students. The commission’s plan seems to support this cause. Sure, this university played in the ACC for six decades and even helped found the conference. Those memories will always be a part of our past, but now we need to look to the present and the future. In the move to the Big Ten, the administration apparently plans to do right by students. And that is what’s really important.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Meme-ing life KEVIN HOGAN

words to produce a new incarnation of an established structure with the potential of reaching millions of screens. Second, memes introduce an element of anonymous collaboration that sets them apart from other forms of popular entertainment. Memes are sort of like an inside joke in which everyone is invited to participate. A good meme can’t be appreciated unless its reader is familiar with the structure. Also, the interpretation of the meme adapts as contributors continue to riff on this form. In this way, the concept that a meme structure represents is shaped by the hundreds or thousands who have iterated that structure. I think that this might be an early predecessor to an “open source” content generation. If we’re talking about music, this would be like Wikipedia meets Garage Band. Years from now, Top 40 radio stations might be flooded with hits dispersed on the Internet by 100 anonymous musicians. A quick scroll through your Facebook news feed will verify that most memes are a far cry from this level of artistic maturity. Even the most humorous and clever memes generally elicit a little bit of an eye-roll from their readers. But occasionally I come across a meme that I find to be surprisingly meaningful. In Awkward Penguin, I see a comprehensive documentation of the mundane moments that make us feel most uncomfortable and insecure. And as we danced the Harlem Shake in the spring, I saw a commentary on how people often need just a slight nudge (from the lone dancer, in the case of the meme) to disregard social norms and completely let loose. Maybe I’m giving memes more credit than I should, but I think that there is something significant going on, and I’m excited to see if the potential for opensource creativity reaches fruition.

Grumpy Cat. Socially Awkward Penguin. First World Problems. The Most Interesting Man In The World. Success Kid. Philosoraptor. Overly Attached Girlfriend. Epic Sax Guy. The list continues. Internet memes can be easily dismissed as an aimless diversion for the college procrastinator, but it’s astounding and intriguing that these ridiculous titles have garnered household familiarity. Despite their inherent silliness, the popularity and cultural significance of memes warrants the definition of a new genre in multimedia. If the various forms of entertainment were depicted as a cornucopia of illicit drugs, memes would be the crack cocaine. The high is brief, but — as anyone who has made the mistake of perusing Reddit the night before a midterm would know — they are addictive. Knowing this, one might arrive at the conclusion that memes are solely designed to satisfy a confused generation’s frivolous cravings for irony and humor. Fortunately for millennials, this is an oversimplification of what’s actually going on. Although memes certainly don’t rise to the level of high art, they are not the candy that will rot our souls. In fact, there are two facets to Internet memes that give them quite a bit of depth. First, memes are indicative of an important trend in entertainment: The barriers to entry of content creation and publication are lowering. The Internet and powerful audiovisual editing tools are much more accessible to the average consumer than they were 20 years ago. As a result, professionally produced media must compete with amateur content for fame and attention. With Kevin Hogan is a senior computer memes, an aspiring author need only engineering major. He can be reached come up with a few carefully chosen at kevin.hogan1992@gmail.com.

ASHLEY ZACHERY/the diamondback

Get classy, College Park EZRA FISHMAN Fall is approaching! Everything we’ve been waiting for all summer is finally coming back. We get to stop wasting our days away on the beach or in the parks, working our lives away getting “relevant experience” at jobs, sleeping full nights and overusing our Netflix accounts. That’s right, everyone, classes are almost here! Now, I know what you’re probably thinking. For most people, classes are the least exciting part of the college experience. You wake up in the morning, drag yourself out of bed (unless it’s raining, cold or a Wednesday), and force yourself to sit through boring lectures on uninteresting subjects. You would most likely rather be somewhere else entirely — doing the things I listed above, for example. But these people, including you, are missing out on how fun and exciting classes can really be. For the significant portion of students who don’t end up pursuing further education, college is the last time we will ever primarily spend our times sitting in classrooms and

learning things from people who know more than us. Sure, we might get to do some training as part of our future employment, but it won’t be to the same extent as the education we are receiving at this university. We spend hours upon hours doing nothing but experiencing the joy of having someone truly knowledgeable in a field share their wisdom with us — and hours more in the library doing readings so we can learn even more on our own. Once we graduate, we’ll have to actually do things with our knowledge; we won’t be able to just spend our lives on impractical and seldom-used theories. Further, class is the best place to make friends. Sure, you can join clubs, talk to the people down the hall from you or, worse, go to parties, but why would you do that when everyone you’ll ever need to know is sitting in a room with you for three or more hours a week? The people in our classes are the people who have the same interests as us. We have hours upon hours to sit next to them, during which they can’t help but talk to us — there’s nowhere else for them to go! After an entire semester sitting with someone, learning together, they simply have to be friends with you; that’s just how it works. Plus, think of all the group projects you get to participate in. Group projects aren’t just an excellent way to make

friends while bonding about your mutual love for the professor and the material you’re learning. They’re also great ways to really learn about the field you’re studying. In group projects, you can spend hours upon hours working hard to create presentations on information you would otherwise never get to learn about or use. You get a chance to use media you otherwise wouldn’t get experience with and a wealth of experience with strange and unexpected project requirements. Not to mention all the friends you’ll have made by the time the assignment is due. So many of you may be dreading your classes this fall and even may be thinking of avoiding them as much as you can. But you shouldn’t. Classes are by far the most important part of college. They’re the only place in which you can ever truly have fun. Unlike parties, student groups, dorm life, Greek life, clubs or hobbies, classes are a place in which you can truly be yourself around other education-minded people like you. And really, who ever said they wish they’d spent more time in college doing any of those things instead of going to classes and learning? Ezra Fishman is a senior accounting and finance major. He can be reached at ezra.fish@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 | The Diamondback

Features ACROSS 1 Bowser’s pal 6 Frat letter 11 Peeve 14 Pipe unclogger 15 Homer opus 16 Loud thud 17 Thrills 18 Salsa go-with 19 NW state 20 Guru’s domain 22 Stubble remover 24 Quark’s home 28 Leaseholder 29 On deck 30 Move without power 32 Breaks in 33 Siskel’s old partner 35 In that case (2 wds.) 39 Shopper’s need 40 John, in Glasgow 41 Chirp 42 Bandleader -Kenton 43 Forfeits 45 Al the trumpeter 46 Biscotto flavoring 48 Ocean dweller 50 Reassured 53 Dwarfed 54 Climbers and creepers

55 57 58 60 65 66 67 68 69 70

Vaunt Muscle spasm Petty Squirrel hangouts Moose Romantic interlude Space station view Trial VIPs Literary work Contact

CROSSWORD

27 Smith or Jones (2 wds.) 28 Body art, briefly 30 Halt 31 Sarah -- Jewett 34 Resume cousins 36 Deke or juke

37 38 43 44

Woolen fabric Chose Slangy hat Former JFK arrivals 47 Loch legend 49 Tinker

DOWN 1 Hwys. 2 Miner’s load 3 FedEx truck 4 Wind up 5 More promising 6 Sorts 7 Mountain range near China 8 Bigger than elite 9 Cry of disdain 10 Delights in 11 Balearic resort 12 Ecological hazard 13 Target rival 21 Pantyhose color 23 Liturgical verse 24 DEA agents 25 Wolf-pack member (hyph.) 26 Mongoose prey

PREVIOUS DAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED:

TODAY’S CROSSWORD SPONSORED BY:

COLLEGE INTUITION

50 Issued a summons 51 St. Teresa’s town 52 Trounces 53 Venture forth 55 Greets the moon 56 Clay pot

59 HMO workers 61 “Norma --” 62 Memorable decade 63 Handy abbr. 64 “Keep it down!”

HOROSCOPE STELLA WILDER

he coming week is likely to require more of almost everyone in the way of adaptability, flexibility and tolerance, as events transpire which could otherwise create a great deal of friction between parties -at work, at play, at home and on the road. It matters little whether friends or enemies, strangers or acquaintances, family members or loved ones are interacting; at this time, the likelihood that something will be said or done that could possibly offend in some way is quite high. Those who are willing to turn the other cheek, shrug it off or simply give the other guy a break will be doing much to prevent lasting tensions that could, ultimately, cause much harm in relationships both personal and professional. Some will be tempted to delve into the nitty-gritty in a manner far more up-close and personal than usual, and they are likely to discover things that were best left undiscovered, at least for now! This week, certain revelations may prove off-putting or even shocking. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) -- You have a great deal to do, but you will want to add to your list something that will take others by surprise -- in a good way. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) -- It’s time for you to review your responsibilities and assure others that you are on the case. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) -- You can determine the pace, but you will have to ensure that those working with you can and do keep up. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) -- You thought a certain job would be easy, but you were very much mistaken! It’s time to buckle down. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) -- You may be expecting things to go in a whole new direction, but you must respect those who are not yet ready for that. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) -- Your impulses and another’s may not be in sync this week, which may make certain negotiations rather difficult.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) -- Are you really ready for what is on its way? You’ve received some hints and warnings, but the reality may surprise you. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) -- Things may take longer to develop -- and to resolve -than you had anticipated. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) -You may find yourself traveling longer distances than usual, and some may consider your efforts a bit excessive right now. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) -- You may be surprised by how someone else receives one of your unusual ideas. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) -- Your relationship with someone in a position of authority may develop more quickly than you had planned, but you can surely adjust. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) -- He or she who had recently been standing in your way may soon yield to you completely. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) -- You can use the process of elimination to your advantage all week long, especially when you are faced with a difficult choice. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) -- You may be escorted down memory lane by someone who has something more in store later. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) -- Opportunities you uncover could offer you more in the way of personal reward than any potential professional gain. (March 6-March 20) -- You’ll be called

upon to make a sacrifice of sorts, but you’ve been ready to do this all along. ARIES (March 21-April 4) -- You can balance the head and the heart with a bit more success than usual. A loved one marvels at your easygoing approach! (April 5-April 19) -- No one can tell exactly what you are going to accomplish, but you have a pretty good idea! TAURUS (April 20-May 5) -- You and a friend may look at the same situation from very different perspectives, but this can lead to progress if you avoid an argument. (May 6-May 20) -- When two people agree, one is unnecessary -- so don’t be too quick to abandon your own dissenting opinion. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) -- It’s a good week to experiment with some alternative plans and strategies. Nothing you do right now has to last forever. (June 7-June 20) -- You may be tempted to reveal more about yourself than is wise. A loved one ups the ante. CANCER (June 21-July 7) -- You may feel as though you are not included, but it is up to you to become more fully engaged in what is going on around you. (July 8-July 22) -- You needn’t feel shy or insecure around those who consider you a member of the family -- personally or professionally.

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE SPONSORED BY:

RICHIE BATES ROGER DOES COLLEGE

MAX SISKIND

SU | DO | KU © Puzzles by Pappocom

Fill in the grid so that every row, column, and 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9. PREVIOUS DAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED:

Auditory Training Study Needs Participants

EARN $165! Participate in 12 sessions (1.5-2 hours each) at UMD Center for Advanced Study of Language. Sessions involve computerized tasks. Participants receive $165: $5/session plus $105 bonus after Session 12. Email Auditory@casl.umd.edu. You must complete a prescreen to check eligibility first. Criteria: 18-30 years old, native speaker of American English, normal hearing, normal/correctedto-normal vision, no speech/language disorders or learning disabilities, unimpaired use of hands, US Citizen.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY:

HARD

TODAY’S SUDOKU PUZZLE SPONSORED BY:

THE DIAMONDBACK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013

Diversions

KEEP THE NEW, FORGET THE OLD

ON THE BLOG

Robert Gifford praises David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche, Warren Zhang bemoans the scourge of 3-D rereleases of classic films and Beena Raghavendran examines the ask.fm fad. For more, visit diamondbackonline.

ESSAY | ELYSIUM

THE HERO WE NEED Elysium is the summer’s best blockbuster. That’s not saying all that much.

By Robert Gifford Senior staff writer Joseph Stalin once said — or perhaps, Stalin is merely rumored to have once said — that while the death of one man is a tragedy, the death of a million men is a statistic. Stalin didn’t get many things right, but in this statement, he reveals a keener understanding of the workings of drama than most contemporary Hollywood screenwriters. Increasingly, Hollywood movies don’t function as drama so much as adolescent wish-fulfillment. If there’s one problem this summer’s action blockbusters share, it’s that their protagonists are never in any real peril. Take a look at the top-grossing action movies of the year — Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Fast & Furious 6 and Star Trek Into Darkness — and two trends become clear. First off, the hero of each film is either a superhero or might as well be — Dominic Toretto’s gang of street racers from Fast & Furious are so superhuman and invulnerable that they might as well be the gearhead Avengers; Captain Kirk, as the hero of a space opera (a close cousin of the superhero film) has twice the wealth and technology available to him as Batman does. These are people who shrug off bullets and explosions the way you or I might brush off dandruff — so how can we sympathize with their plight? Second, each of these films is part of a franchise. There are major financial incentives to keep churning out sequels, and that means not only can the heroes never be killed off, they can never be morally compromised either. You know Superman isn’t going to die, and you know he’s always going to be the good guy. If your hero can’t be harmed, and he can’t be tempted, (and, unfortunately, he must always be a he, never a she, although that’s a complaint for another essay entirely) what possible conflict can there be? The answer: not much. Our most

highly paid storytellers have forgotten the simple truth that even a madman such as Stalin could grasp: All stories, at their most basic level, are about individuals in peril, suffering the consequences of their choices. And, to compensate for this staggeringly obvious failure, they only offer us explosions. To be sure, the characters in Star Trek, Iron Man, et al., make choices. The issue is that none of these choices have consequences, at least for any of the main characters. To wit: In Man of Steel, Superman is torn between two very different father figures — one who urges him to assimilate into human society and hide his powers and another who wishes he would get on with the super-powered badassery already. Unsurprisingly, Clark Kent goes with the latter option. This should be the film’s key dramatic moment, one with dire repercussions — the hero has chosen his duty, but the film has spent nearly an hour warning us that there will be consequences to that choice. Humanity will reject him. He, and the people he loves, will suffer. Something. Anything. Except that’s not what happens. There are consequences: The villain attacks and destroys half of New York. But this doesn’t affect Superman, Lois Lane or Ma Kent. Nothing is at stake for the individuals at the center of the story; only the civilians, the statistical millions, who get caught in the crossfire suffer — and they don’t even get the dignity of an on-screen death. Though dozens of skyscrapers collapse in the epic CGI fracas, there’s hardly one body. As far as the audience can tell, the only consequence of Superman’s choice is awesomeness. It wasn’t always this way. Die Hard, the standard-bearer for perfectly executed meat-and-potatoes American action cinema, is, at its heart, a story about a guy trying to reconcile with his wife. There are explosions and gunplay and catchphrases, of course, but there’s also a clear story arc about the decisions made by an individual

and how they affect the people around him. That used to be par for the course with action movies, but somewhere along the way, Hollywood got lost in a quagmire of CGI and franchising and has been churning out $100 million cookie-cutter movies about cartoons saving the world from other cartoons ever since.

Enter Elysium, the second film from South African writer-director Neill Blomkamp (District 9). It is an original idea — not a sequel, not a spin-off, not a comic-book adaptation. It adheres to the basic formula: story = action + effect. It is only sort of OK, the kind of thing that would pass as adequate without really standing out in any other year. But this isn’t any other year. It’s 2013. So Elysium feels like a godsend. The story is about a guy named Max (Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra). He’s not particularly heroic. He has a checkered past and the prison tattoos to prove it. He has a bum job that he can’t afford to lose. He lives in a Los Angeles slum that looks like the worst the Third World has to offer — but, hell, all of Earth looks like the Third World in 2154. Sometimes he looks up and sees Elysium, the idyllic orbital station reserved for the super-rich, hanging in the twilight, and wonders what it would be like to live in a place without crime, disease, pollution or death. One day, his boss orders him to break safety protocols and check on a piece of faulty equipment in a restricted part of the factory floor. He doesn’t want to. He knows it’s dangerous, but he also knows he’s expendable and powerless, and the only other vocation for him is petty theft. So he agrees. Predictably, it goes awry, and he ends up with a fatal dose of radiation. He decides he’s going to break See elysium, Page 7

THE ALWAYS-RELIABLE MATT DAMON anchors Elysium as its hero, Max, while Sharlto Copley (of Europa Report) plays the borderline-feral assassin hunting him down. photos courtesy of firstshowing.net and collider.com

Classified RATES 35¢ per word ALL CAPITAL LETTERS Bold Letters

$3.50 minimum 35¢ extra per word 70¢ extra per word

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS • Larger type • Sold in 1” increments • One column wide • $16.50/column inch • Run online at no additional cost OFFICE HOURS 10AM – 4PM Monday – Friday • 3136 South Campus Dining Hall DEADLINES The deadline for ads is 2PM • 2 business days in advance of publication SPECIAL Run the same ad 4 consecutive days and get the 5th day FREE!

All Classified & Classified Display Ads will run online at no additional charge. ¿ ONLINE

To place an ad: PHONE 301-314-8000 | EMAIL advertising@dbk.umd.edu | FAX 301-314-8358 | v m A

EMPLOYMENT

APPLY NOW FOR FALL 2013 Now hiring for on-campus parttime positions (10-15 hours/week) Get first hand experience in Sales and Marketing! If interested or need more details, email advertising@dbk.umd.edu

PT GRAPHIC DESIGNER

with knowledge of InDesign software, update websites, update social media, layout newsletter, some email marketing. Please send resume and salary requirements to Tracy@contractors.net

Mike's Pub

in Hillandale, MD seeking PT evening Bartender/Server. Beer & wine only. 301-370-4569 10222 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20903

FOR RENT EASY WALK TO CAMPUS. 5 bedroom/2 bath house. 34th Ave (near Courtyards). 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, UM shuttle. $550/room without utilities. Call/text 301821-3998.

Student Houses

College Park/Hyattsville. Rooms still available. Starting at $515/month. Includes utilities. CAC, carpet, W/D. Close to campus.

301-275-4115

FOR RENT RENT BY ROOM – Residential house one block from campus in University Hills. Available now. 5 bedrooms, central ac, dishwasher, washer/dryer. $700 plus utilities. Great location for students in team sports (lacrosse, soccer). Dr. Kruger: 301408-4801. FOUR BEDROOM, TWO BATH HOUSE. 2 rooms available, second floor. Nice carpet and paint. Washer/dryer. 4.5 miles from campus. $400/room/month plus utilities. Pete: 240-882-1268. College Park Towers – Remodeled 1 BR apartment. New carpet, paint, refrigerator. Walk to campus. All utilities included. $1150. Available now. 703-587-0615.

Houses for Rent 9125 Autoville Road & 5902 Westchester Park Drive. Close to UMD. 5 BRs, $2250/month. 3 BRs avail. at 9244 Limestone Place. $400 for 2 and $500 for Master. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. mjchallenger@aol.com.

VERY NICE ONE BEDROOM, ONE BATH, BASEMENT APARTMENT. Private entrance, off-street parking. Full kitchen, jacuzzi, wood stove, washer/dryer. 4.5 miles from campus. Available now. $850/month plus utilities. Pete: 240-8821268.

WANTED

The Alarmists

We are followers of the Supreme Overlord Misha Collins who believe in AlarmClock rights. Led by the beloved Buzz Beeper who communes with the Overlord and shares His divine word. Come join us! We believe in paper crane effigies in the name of the Overlord. If you join us you will find spiritual purity from the cleansing bath of kale we all take. By supporting us, Alarm Clocks everywhere will respect you and not wake you at 7am. (The ceremonial joining of The Alarmists will require you to grow armpit hair and howl like a Wooster.)

Team Goonies

SERVICES ACADEMIC EDITING — Dissertations, theses, papers. Style manual specialists. Call 24 hours. 301-474-6000. www.CompuMediaUSA.com/academic

MISCELLANEOUS FEMALE MODEL WANTED

for still and movie picture filming. You must be over 18 and have an attractive face and figure. All picture taking will be done outdoors, with and without clothing, for 1 hour for $65/hr. 202-236-2182.

All ads must be prepaid

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 | diversions | The Diamondback

ALL THE CRAP YOU CARE ABOUT | SPECIAL REPORT By Beena Raghavendran Senior staff writer

DANGER IS MY LAST NAME Carlos Danger was gripping the edge of the Empire State Building, the pointy tip in his hand. He tried not to look down — “Come on, your name is Danger,” he told himself — but took a glance anyway, taking in the vast New York City landscape below him. Above him, helicopters buzzed; his tie flapped in the wind. Carefully, he tried to position his phone to continue his conversation. … That could be the opening scene of a gripping yet tragic comic book featuring New York’s not-so-heroic Anthony Weiner, mayoral candidate and scandal magnet. That anecdote is based on the Aug. 5 cover of The New Yorker, which is based on King Kong’s famous Empire State Building tackle, its artist said. For all the mockery made of Weiner’s alarming activities, it’s depressing that he isn’t fixing his sexting. But “Carlos Danger” was a joke, Weiner said, and an online name between him and his sexter, Sydney Leathers. So in tribute to Weiner’s unbelievable alias that won’t be forgotten any time soon, here are some of the best aliases celebrities have used when they want to keep a lower profile than Weiner:

“PRINCESS JASMINE” — KIM KARDASHIAN Note: This means Kanye is Aladdin.

“SIR HUMPHREY HANDBAG” — ELTON JOHN Others include “Prince Fooboo,” “Lillian Lollipop” and “Binky Poodle Clip.”

ELYSIUM

ticularly impressive are small details such as tiny trademarks that adorn the genetically reconfigured skin of Elysium From PAGE 6 residents. As with District 9, a superior first into Elysium, where anything can be cured, to save himself. And if not to save half focused on character and worldhimself, at least to get even with the building gives way to a generic shootrich pricks who don’t care if he and the ’em-up climax. Elysium is, ultimately rest of the unwashed billions live or die. and unfortunately, a movie about a Along the way, he ends up accidentally muscly dude saving the world through downloading a program that could save the power of violence, and such those billions, at the cost of his own movies are boring in their own particular way — any film about the fate life. And so another decision arrives. Designed by the legendary Syd Mead, of the world is, essentially, a movie the man behind the look of films such about the fate of millions of people as Blade Runner, Aliens and TRON, the who, for better or for worse, are not film’s visuals are the best thing it has much more than statistics. The fate of one man will always going for it. If nothing else, Blomkamp knows how to craft a world through be more dramatic than the fate of all images, giving 22nd-century Earth the mankind because we have specific feel of classic sci-fi by way of Slumdog reasons to care for one man. We can Millionaire. Los Angeles is like a set from get to know one man and learn about his Black Hawk Down repopulated with an- hopes and fears, failings and virtues. We droids, while Elysium itself is what the can only know millions in the abstract, moon base from 2001: A Space Odyssey and so their fate is only interesting in an would look like with McMansions. Par- abstract, hard-to-pin-down way. Put

“SIGOURNEY BEAVER” — KATE BECKINSALE

cool as ice

“ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER” — GEORGE CLOONEY

He said he loved hearing hotel staff address him as his Batman & Robin co-star.

???

“STANLEY KOWALSKI” — JON BON JOVI

An intellectual choice, reportedly for his love of the play, A Streetcar Named Desire.

“CHUCK STEAK” — KRISTEN STEWART

“MR. DRIP NOODLE” — JOHNNY DEPP

Depp is said to love getting wake-up calls with that name.

“FRANK SINATRA” — JAY-Z Duh.

“MRS. SMITH” — JENNIFER ANISTON

Because Mr. & Mrs. Smith is said to be the movie where Pitt fell for Jolie while still married to Aniston? photos courtesy of toptenfact.com, nab.org, fanpop.com, moviesback.com, businessinsider.com, iballer.com, collider.com, fanpop.com, nydailynews.com and npr.org

diversionsdbk@gmail.com

REVIEW | PARACOSM

No comment.

“BRYCE AND JASMINE PILAF” — BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE

another way: In Star Wars, the death of Ben Kenobi is a tragedy; the death of millions on Alderaan is just a plot point. Elysium errs by making its climactic conflict about the fate of humanity itself, but it redeems that choice (at least somewhat) by tying the fate of humanity directly to the fate of Max himself. If he is to save the world, he must sacrifice himself. That’s a storytelling trope so elemental that there’s a major religion based around it. The film is hardly perfect; the dialogue is functional at best and awkward-as-hell at worst. But it tells a whole story — one that’s driven by its characters and has a complete arc with an ending that follows logically from the beginning. Elysium is a story about people navigating a limited set of options and facing the consequences of their actions. And, yes, there are some pretty cool explosions along the way.

The second album from Washed Out is just as hip as the first, but it adds a new element: fun By Eric Bricker Senior staff writer Washed Out (really the stage name of Georgia native Ernest Greene) makes cool music, the sort of dreamy chillwave that sounds like slowly climbing out of a swimming pool or taking an ecstasy-fueled road trip to Portland (in fact, Washed Out may best be known for “Feel It All Around,” the trippy theme song to Portlandia). Washed Out’s second album, Paracosm, doesn’t mark a particularly drastic departure from its debut, 2011’s very good Within and Without. It’s certainly as cool, at any rate. Like Within and Without, Paracosm finds Greene flirting with atmospheric dream pop, situated about halfway between the minimalist ambiance of The XX and

ernest greene of Washed Out actually sounds like he’s enjoying himself for the first time. photo courtesy of inspireddesigner.blogspot.com the Afro-pop electronica of Tanlines. But where Washed Out’s first album could be cool to the point of seeming icy (like the sonic equivalent of window-shopping in an unwelcoming Armani store), Paracosm finds the musician layering genuine warmth into

the waves of tank-top cool. Take lead single “It All Feels Right,” which adds strummy guitars and real percussion to the usual layers of electronic fuzz, all set around Greene’s dreamy late-summer, early Beach Boys lyrics (“Leaving heading eastbound/ Week-

end’s almost here now/ It’s getting warmer outside/ It all feels right”). “Falling Back” is similarly joyous. Infused with bells and swelling guitars, it delivers the sort of anthemic feel-good catharsis that wouldn’t sound out of place on a record from The Temper Trap. Meanwhile, “Don’t Give Up” plays like a deliberately less pretentious sequel to “Feel It All Around,” bursting with chaotic yelling, whooping and crowd chatter before building into a vaguely Caribbean groove. Elsewhere, Paracosm finds Greene in full-on experimental mode, flirting with the analog sounds of the ’90s. On “Great Escape,” he even plays with a rattling drum machine that calls to mind early N.W.A. That’s the real sign of growth between Within and Without and Paracosm: Where his debut felt at times too self-conscious or cool for its own good, Paracosm, for much of its running time, feels like Greene is genuinely having fun. From the tropical birds that cap off “Falling Back” to the ’80s power-ballad pastiche of album closer “All Over Now,” Paracosm sounds like a do-it-yourself artist gradually coming to terms with — and moving past — his own self-consciousness and need to impress. And that’s pretty cool. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

The is on Instagram Follow thedbk for exclusive #dbkgrams

THE DIAMONDBACK | sports | THURSDAY, august 15, 2013

BACKUPS From PAGE 10 experience last season. Rowe has a strong arm, while Hills, who won the starting job after Brown tore his ACL in camp and led the Terps to a 4-2 start, is a steady option. Center Sal Conaboy said each quarterback, despite the various experience levels and different strengths, slid in smoothly during his work with the first-team offense. During Tuesday’s practice, it was hard for Conaboy to tell the difference among each quarterback at the line. “That’s kind of what it felt like today,” Conaboy said. “I wasn’t really expecting that, to be honest, but when they came out there, they did a great job. I think they’d really gotten the playbook in the offseason and learned their stuff well.”

Notebook From PAGE 10 and Jeremiah Johnson are entrenched as the starters at cornerback, and the position is one of the deepest on the roster. “When you look at corner, we’ve got five guys who can play,” Edsall said. “We’ll just have to see how it continues to play out and where we might be able to fit [Likely] in, but he’s a very good football player.” Likely played on the secondteam defense and has seen time at nickel back in practice, and Tuesday he served as the first-team punt returner while Stefon Diggs sat out after having dental work done. Whatever his role, Likely is motivated by the opportunity to be on the field on game days. “You always have to work because there is always someone working harder than you,” Likely said. “You have to come out here and bring your ‘A’ game.” Based on the cheers coming from the defense’s sideline at practice Tuesday, Likely’s been doing just that. “He’s coming in with the mentality that ‘I’m going to

Though the quarterbacks are vying for a spot behind Brown, they don’t always look at it that way. They all saw last season just how quickly a team can go from having a definite No. 1 starter to lining up a freshman linebacker under center. Rowe had his redshirt burned in October when he ran the two-minute drill in a close game against N.C. State. “I wouldn’t say [competing for the] backup spot,” Rowe said at media day. “Everyone’s working to be the best. At the end of the day, it’s going to take care of itself. Every day, we go out there and try to make it a hard decision for coaches. Be the best quarterback you can be and that’s all you can take care of.” Brown had the chance to watch the talent behind him gain experience, too. Despite his torn ACL, he was still an active member of the team last fall as Hills and Rowe took their first

collegiate snaps. On Tuesday, he was on the sideline signaling in plays to the quarterbacks. Edsall has reiterated time and time again that Brown is the Terps’ unquestioned starter entering the season, but the Cranberry Township, Pa., native doesn’t want to look at it that way. He knows he still has work to do. “All those guys are great competitors,” Brown said. “I’m not trying to look at it like [I’m the clear-cut starter]. I feel like they’re all coming for my job regardless. I’m not looking at who’s No. 2. All three of those guys are taking No. 2 reps, so they’re all gunning for that starting job. I’m not trying to be complacent. I know I got to come out here and compete and keep my spot every day.” Still, Edsall is looking for more out of his quarterbacks in all areas before he can make a

decision about who will be the second-stringer this season. “It’s just not off of today,” Edsall said. “We scrimmaged the other day and have that from an evaluation and then have really every day that we’re out here practicing. It’s not just what you see taking place on the field, but it’s also how are they managing the huddle, how are they getting the things translated from the sideline to the field, getting the plays off and all those sort of things. There’s a lot of things that go into it.” Edsall hopes to make a decision later in the week about who the backup will be. With the season opener against Florida International just more than two weeks away, he wants to have his No. 2 and No. 3 quarterbacks installed so they can get the adequate number of reps needed in case an injury forces them into game action. Plus, it wouldn’t be feasible for Edsall to

play. I’ll just come in here and do what I can do,’” McDougle said. “He had two great plays today, but he’s been doing that since he got here in the spring.”

In his absence, though, Madaras opened the door for another position battle — but on the opposite side of the line. Sophomore Ryan Doyle is competing with senior Nick Klemm for the starting right tackle job. Doyle impressed coaches while he was filling in for Madaras during the first week of practice and now has a chance to seize his own job. “I think it’s probably more a product of what Ryan’s doing,” Edsall said. “He’s doing better than he did before. The other thing, too, is sometimes people open the door for you, as well. So I think it’s probably a combination, but I think it’s more because of what Ryan’s doing than anything.” In Tuesday’s practice, both Klemm and Doyle struggled at times to contain the defensive line, and the Terps defense pres-

sured the quarterbacks often. During media day, Edsall talked about fostering competition at as many positions as possible in order to put the best team together for games. On the offensive line, it seems that wish has come to fruition for Edsall so far in camp. “I think that’s going to be a battle to see which one of those two guys is going to be the starter by the 31st,” for the Terps season opener against Florida International, Edsall said.

OFFENSIVE LINE BATTLE Left tackle Mike Madaras returned from a two-week suspension Friday, and upon his return to full pads Tuesday it was as if he had never been away from the team. “There was almost no phase period,” center Sal Conaboy said. “He was really on his stuff while he was out, so when he came back, it was like he was right in there, like he never missed a beat. So that was good to see, that he could come out and start making calls right away, having that confidence to actually make the calls and run with it.”

ACCOUNTABILITY When he addressed the media for the first time this season Aug. 5, Edsall often spoke of his desire for accountability from his players. He could see it already, with players holding not only themselves to high standards

Quarterback Perry Hills started seven games and led the Terps to a 4-2 record before tearing his left ACL in a 20-18 loss to N.C. State on Oct. 20. file photo/the diamondback get Brown, Young, Hills, Rowe and freshman Shane Cockerille reps in each practice. “I have to find out who the No. 2 guy is,” Edsall said, “and get this thing whittled down

and get that guy ready to play, then get the third guy some work because we just can’t get five guys work moving forward.”

but also one another. In the early days of preseason practice, it’s shining through. After Tuesday’s practice, McDougle led his fellow defensive backs in pushups because he and another player had miscues during the session. “It’s a lot of intensity out there,” McDougle said. “Guys flying around to the ball. I feel like we’ve come more together as a team, especially as a defense. We’re holding each other accountable out there, more accountability.” McDougle said the idea didn’t come directly from the coaches, but the coaches wanted the team to do it themselves. Instead of coaches riding the players on mistakes, the players put the onus for success on one another. “We hear it from the coaches all the time, but when you hear

it from one of your teammates, you don’t want to let your teammate down,” McDougle said. “I just feel like it’s one of the staples of our team now. We don’t want to let each other down. We don’t want to take a play off when you know your teammate is going hard. You don’t want to be that reason, so the accountability is definitely something that we feel like is going to help us this year.” TERPS NOTE: The Terps hosted four families from the Casey Cares Foundation at practice Tuesday. Casey Cares provides personalized programs for critically ill children and family members. The families watched practice from the sideline, met and took photos with Edsall and ate dinner with the team in Gossett Team House.

sportsdbk@gmail.com

thursday, august 15, 2013 | sports | THE DIAMONDBACK

SOCCER | PRESEASON RANKINGS

Both Terps teams ranked in early polls NSCAA ranks men No. 2 nationally; women check in at preseason No. 17 By Aaron Kasinitz and Daniel Popper Senior staff writers The Terrapins men’s soccer team checked in at No. 2 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men’s National Preseason Rankings, which were released Tuesday. The Terps trail only No. 1 Indiana, the defending national champions. Coach Sasho Cirovski and his team were eliminated in 2012’s College Cup semifinals, losing to Georgetown in penalty kicks. The Hoyas are right behind the Terps at No. 3, while the poll also includes ACC foes No. 4 North Carolina, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 17 Wake Forest, No.

20 Syracuse and No. 25 Virginia. Also Tuesday, Top Drawer Soccer named forward Patrick Mullins — winner of the 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy — as the top player in Division I soccer. Forward Schillo Tshuma (No. 23), defender Mikey Ambrose (No. 37), and midfielders Sunny Jane (No. 62) and Dan Metzger (No. 90) were also among the website’s top 100 players. The Terrapins women’s soccer team, meanwhile, was ranked No. 17 in the initial NSCAA preseason poll. The Terps finished 14-7-2 last season under first-year coach Jonathan Morgan and made their fourth straight trip to the NCAA tournament, reaching the second round before losing to Denver

Men’s soccer Coach Sasho Cirovski (left) and women’s soccer coach Jonathan Morgan both lead teams ranked in the top 20 in the nation by the NSCAA. file photos/the diamondback in overtime. They return seven of 11 starters from last season, including leading scorer Hayley Brock, who led the Terps with 32 points last season. Sophomore goalie Rachelle Beanlands

returns to anchor the defense. The Terps open their season on Aug. 23 when they host The Citadel. sportsdbk@gmail.com

NSCAA PRESEASON TOP 20 MEN

WOMEN

RANK Team (2012 record) 1. Indiana (16-5-3) 2. Terps (20-1-3) 3. Georgetown (19-4-3) 4. North Carolina (16-4-3) 5. Connecticut (17-3-1) 6. Creighton (16-4-3) 7. Notre Dame (17-4-1) 8. Akron (18-1-3) 9. UCLA (13-3-3) 10. Louisville (14-6-1) 11. New Mexico (17-4-1) 12. Marquette (16-4-1) 13. Coastal Carolina (20-3-2) 14. Tulsa (14-6-1) 15. Saint Louis (16-5-0) 16. San Diego (14-9-0) 17. Wake Forest (11-4-5) 18. Brown (13-3-3) 19. Northwestern (13-6-4) 20. Syracuse (14-6-1)

RANK Team (2012 record) 1. North Carolina (15-5-3) 2. Stanford (21-2-1) 3. Florida State (20-4-0) 4. Penn State (21-4-2) 5. UCLA (16-3-2) 6. BYU (20-2-2) 7. Duke (15-6-2) 8. Virginia (16-5-1) 9. Florida (19-5-1) 10. Notre Dame (16-6-2) 11. San Diego State (21-2-1) 12. Texas A&M (19-5-1) 13. Baylor (19-1-5) 14. Marquette (18-2-3) 15. Wake Forest (14-6-3) 16. Santa Clara (12-4-6) 17. Terps (14-7-2) 18. Georgetown (16-4-2) 19. Michigan (16-5-3) 20. California (16-6-0)

TWEET OF THE DAY Schillo Tshuma @schilloT17 Terps men’s soccer forward

“Road to Philly started after our last game last year #theladsarealwaysready and that’s what separates us from everyone else”

Sports

SCHEDULING UPDATE

ON THE BLOG

Terps wrestling released its schedule yesterday, while men’s hoops is coming together. For more, visit diamondbackonline.com.

Page 10

thursday, august 15, 2013

FOOTBALL | TRAINING CAMP

QUARTERBACK QUANDaRY

FOOTBALL | NOTEBOOK

CB Likely makes an impression Doyle pushing for starting tackle job By Daniel Gallen and Aaron Kasinitz Senior staff writers

College, boasts mobility that was apparent in Tuesday’s practice. He frequently extended plays in the backfield and scrambled through the Terps defense when the opportunity presented itself. With Brown’s ability to run the ball, Young seems like a logical backup who could be seamlessly integrated into offensive coordinator Mike Locksley’s system. Rowe and Hills are both healthy after tearing ACLs last season, and both gained starting

Each time cornerback Will Likely got close to the ball during 11-on-11 drills in Tuesday’s practice, the Terrapins football team’s defense got a bit louder on the sideline. Audible shouts of “Yeah, Will!” became common as the 5-foot-7, 175-pound freshman made several tackles and intercepted two passes during the workout. Sure, Likely might be smaller than most ACC defensive backs, but he’s making a big impression on his teammates with his aggressive play. “Will’s a baller. He’s been making plays ever since he came in here,” cornerback Dexter McDougle said. “I feel like sometimes you think he’s got a chip on his shoulder because guys think opposing teams might think he’s too small to play or something like that.” A four-star prospect from Belle Glade, Fla., Likely has impressed his coach, too. Randy Edsall praised Likely’s competitiveness after spring workouts — Likely graduated high school early to join the team in February — and Edsall praised him again Tuesday. But Likely may be challenged to find playing time. Veterans McDougle

See backups, Page 8

See NOTEBOOK, Page 8

Quarterbacks ricardo young (left), Caleb Rowe (center) and Perry Hills (right) are competing to be starter C.J. Brown’s backup. “I have to find out who my No. 2 guy is,” coach Randy Edsall said. file photo/the diamondback

Young, Rowe, Hills fail to stand out as Edsall searches for Terps’ No. 2 quarterback in practice’s second week By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer Randy Edsall has plenty of options, but the Terrapins football coach still had “no idea” who his backup quarterback would be after Tuesday’s practice. With starter C.J. Brown sitting out live action and relaying plays from the sideline, Ricardo Young, Perry Hills and Caleb Rowe all had a chance to impress the Terps coaching staff and take advantage of working with

the first-team offense. But in the end, Edsall was back where he started. No one wearing a yellow jersey emerged as a clear-cut No. 2 quarterback. “I don’t think anybody separated themselves today,” Edsall said. “I wasn’t real impressed with things today. I think there was a couple things that they did well, but then there was things, mistakes that they make that you don’t think they should make.” Young, who has spent time at Virginia Tech, New Mexico and Iowa Western Community